1st Edition
African Mansions on the Gold Coast How the Elites Resisted Colonialism with Status and Modernity
List of figures
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Innovation and Appropriation, Local Housing Materials and Types
Chapter 2: Gold Coast Georgian, George Kuntu Blankson’s Addition to Castle Brew
Chapter 3: Gold Coast Italianate, Kwamin Atta Amonoo’s Mansion on the Hill
Chapter 4: Gold Coast Italianate with Sobrado Plan, Justice Akwa’s and Reverend John Oboboam Hammond’s Cosmopolitan Homes
Chapter 5: Gold Coast Afro-Brazilian, Upscale Renovations on the Mefful Residence
Chapter 6: Gold Coast Beaux-Arts, A Ready-Made Mansion for Sir Kobina Arku Korsah
Chapter 7: Gold Coast Neoclassical Revival, "Dream House" for Kofi William Bentsi-Enchill
Bibliography
Appendix: Glossary of Architectural Terms
Index
Biography
Courtnay Micots is Associate Professor of Art History at Florida A & M University (Tallahassee, Florida, USA). She has worked in Ghana for nearly 20 years. She has conducted further research in the Republic of Benin, South Africa, Egypt, England, Cuba and Brazil. Her research encompasses a variety of resistance art forms, including carnival, architecture, sculpture and asafo flags. Her first book, supported with an NEH Award, Kakaamotobe: Fancy Dress Carnival in Ghana was published in 2021. She received a second NEH Award in 2023 for this book.
